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What Is It Like to Live in Camden?

What it costs to live in Camden, and how it compares with other New Jersey cities, in plain numbers.

Value score

56

33rd best value in New Jersey

How much you get for what you pay, versus other New Jersey cities.

Overall livability

50

37th overall in New Jersey

Cost, safety, schools, jobs and quality of life combined.

Camden is home to about 72,381 people. A typical home runs $85,800 and a household earns around $30,200, a price-to-income ratio of 2.8. Among New Jersey's largest cities, it ranks 33rd for value and 37th overall.

Camden at a glance

Median home price

$85,800

9th in NJ of 78

Median rent

$999/mo

Median household income

$30,200

Home price to income

2.8x

Unemployment

14.2%

78th in NJ of 78

School rating

1/10

78th in NJ of 78

Air quality (AQI)

45

0th in NJ of 78

Walk score

7/100

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Sources: Home prices and rent from Zillow; income, unemployment and commute from the U.S. Census; school ratings from state education data; crime from the FBI; air quality from the EPA. City rankings are within New Jersey only. Updated 2026.